Coin-operated vending-machine



4 SHEETS- Patented Dec. 20, 192i.

E. SCHULTZ.

COIN OPER/n50 vENDlNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DECZG, |919.

INVENTOR ATT NEY E. SCHULTZ.

com oPERATEu VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIIACATION FILED DEC. 25, 1919.

Patented Du. zo, 1921.

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ATT

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E. SCHULTZ.

COIN OPERATED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLlcATloN FILED 0m26.191s.

Patented Den. 20, 1921.

4 sums-SHEET s.

INVENTOR wwrd LVMZZ E. SCHULTZ.

COIN OPEHATED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26.1919.

l ,400,7 7 8 Patented Deu. 20, I1921.

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COIN-OPERATED VEND ING-MACHINE.

Spccficationcf Letters Patent.

Patented Bec. Ztl, 1192i.

A Application filed December 25, ll Serial No. 347,351.

Be it known that l, .ilnwiinn Soi-innere, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingl lvlaywood, in the county ot Cooli and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and improvements in Coin-OperatedVending-lllachines, ort Vwhich the i'ollowing` is a specilication.

This invention relates to a coin-operated vending machine adapted todispense newcpapers, periodicals, or otherI selected commodities.

The general construction ot the parts which i'orm the delivery mechanismma" it desired, be much the same as that d closed in Letters Patent llo.1,088,9l9, granted March 3, lQle-, to Frank v'vllarrein and accordinglythe description to follow will be briei in its relation to such part..The coin mechanism herein disclosed embodies, however, a number ol"inipi'over features which cooperate with the delivery mechanism in anovel and etlicient manner, all as will4 be hereinafter pointedV out atlength.

For its objects, this inY-,f'ention aims to provide a mechanism adaptedto dispense a single paper or other article, only atter the insertion ofone or more coins totaling not less than a predetermined number andvalue, and a mechanism that may be readily ad.- justable to operate withcoins or different denominations, or with coins whose total number orvalue varies in accordance with a desired plan. ln addition, the par'or' the present machine are so constructed and assembled as to bepractically tool-prooi, are securely protected from tamperinny` and aresate-guarded against effects ot the weather it the device be placed outin the open; and, furthermore, they are termed and arranged in a simpleand durable manner, thus conducing to certainty in operation and lowcost in manufacture. Numerous other objects as well are also attained inthis invention, many ot which will hereinafter appear from thespecification and claims.

The drawings.

A machine in which the present improvements may be incorporated isillustrated in the accompanying drawings in the manner following:

Figure l is a trent elevation showing,

through a rohen-away portion ot the iront wall, the principal operatingparts ot the coin mechanism interiorly ot'the container; 1 lf 1g. 2 is afragmentary cross section therethrough talren on line 2-2 oi Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation ol one end oi the carriage;

Fig. il is a horizontal section ci certain portions of the mechanismtalrcn on line Ll-el of Fig. l;

Figs 5 to l0 inclusive are diagrammatic views of the carriage latchmechanism. indicating the movements of these parts under variousoperating condi ions; l

Figs. ll and l2 are tragmentarv views of the two latch members, showingYthe character of the opening` in each; Q

F lis a vertical section throuo'h the carriage, showing` in elev tioncertain ol the parts associated therewith;

Fig. le is a vertical section through the carriage, ehowinb` itsrelation to -the opening' meansfor the coin chute gates; and

Fig. l5 is a view, inelevation, oit the coin setting mechanism, thecarriage and certain of the other parte being; removed to better exhibitthe construction,

- General assembly.

lreli'nina 1y to an exposition of the mechp l vri thin pensed ljune*upon one side ot the plate, and

the mechanu-:mon the reverse side thereof. ormed Vin the plate-aresuitable vertical slots through which pins are adapted to bc projectedso as to engage with the proximate article on the opposite side ot theplate, these pins being carried upon a rock sha tt which is mountedwithin al vertically movable carriage whose function it is articlesaft'ter the pins have been engaged therewith. Through a suitable slottermed 1n the upper end of the container the dipensing articles areprojected therefrom e suilicient distance to be grasped by the hand.rllhe elevation of the carriage isae- ENTS, TO

to elevate theV complished by some such means as a. chain connectedtherewith, and having one end extended exteriorly of the container sothat it may be operated by the purchaser. A structure answeringgenerally to the above is disclosed in the Varren patent above noted,but inasmuch as this invention is concerned primarily with a coinmechanism by which the dispensing operations are governed, a furtherdetailed description ot the latter is thought unnecessary.

The carriage.

The present mechanism is shown as housed within a suitable containerprovided with a 'front' wall 15, end walls 16, and a top or cover 17which may be hinged in position and suitably held in place bymeans ofany desired lock. On the inner sides of the end walls are secured guides18 for revmovably supporting therein a partition plate 19, on which theoperating mechanism is mounted. At its lower end this plate is turned toprovide a bottom 20 on which is mounted the lower ends ot a pair ofguide rods 2l, their upper ends being suitably supported as by means ofa bracket 22 which is also secured to the partition plate. Mounted toslide upon these guide rods is the carriage 23 that may conveniently beformed with spaced longitudinal rails -24 connected by vertical webs 25,suitable ears 26 being extended inwardly toward the guide rods 2l. toslide thereupon. Bumpers or cushion blocks 27 may be arranged beneaththe carriage, as shown.

The carriage is further formed to provide bearings within which ismounted a rock shaft 28 which carries a plurality'ot pins 29 eachadapted tor projection through slots SO-that are formed verticallywithin the partition plate. lt desired, a dog 3l may be positioned uponthe rock shaft in operative relation to a cam plate 32 that is attachedto the partition plate, so that the rock shaitt 28 will be positivelyturned with each upy ward movement of the carriage for the purpose ofprojecting the pins 29`througli the slots 30 into engaging relation withthe pai pers or other commodities that arearranged on the opposite sidesot the partition plate. yFor raising the carriage aV chain may beemployed, having one end extended exteriorly'oi the container andVpassing over a pulley 34 that is mounted on vthe front wall of thecontainer, so as to attach to the carriage inside. When constructed inthis manner, ypapers or other selected commodities will be dispensedfrom theV container through a slot 35 that opens out upon the front walll5 near its upper end.

The coin chute.

The mechanism that is peculiar to this invention includes a coin chuteVwhose re- V one proximate to the partition plate willV press upon thewire end 40, thereby holdingA the finger- 37 away from an interferingposition within the coin chute, so that during normal conditions of usecoinsmay `be introduced into the machine.

Close to its receiving end the chute pursues an oblique course beingprovided at 42 with a switch by which coins ot different sizes ordenominations are directed properly into two branch chutes 43 and 44intended, for instance, to receive nickles and pennies, respectively.The delivery ends ot these chutes are best shown in Fig. l5, whereit`will be noted that the penny chute is provided with a lateral extension45 closed as at 46. The bottom'endot' thefchute 43, Vas well as thebottom side of the'chute extension 45, is closed as by means of a gate47which, in the form shown, is carried upon two arms 48 each pivoted to arod 49 that is mounted upon bracket supports 50. The arms 48 are actedupon by suitable spring means (notshown) so as to normally maintain thegate in closed position to preventv the discharge of coins from eitherof the chutes. At its upper end each arm is outwardly extended as at 5lin the form oit a cam which lies in the path of travel ot one of thecarriage bars 24 by which means the arms are moved as the carriage israised, and again as it is lowered, to open the gate 47 so yas to effecta discharge oit all coins into a box 52 which is positioned beneath thegate.

The 00in setting mechanism.V

capacity would require merely that the partsV to be hereinafterdescribed be duplicated or reproportioned, according to the purpose inview.

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As best shown in Fig. l5, the extension Y chute 45 is provided with aplurality of holes 1 54 will remain adjusted to act as a stop for coinspassing` through the penny chute. In order that adjustments of thisswinging rod may be conveniently effected, an opening 56 may be arrangedin the partition plate of suflioient size to enable the fingers to reachthrough to make such manipulations as are necessary. It will be notedthat all adjusting movements of the rod may be performed from that sideof the partition plate wherein the papers or other commodities arestored, so that the partition plate need not be removed from thecontainer for this purpose.

According to the construction described, the rod 55 may be so adjustedas to maintain the iirst penny in operative position to coperatewithcertain release mechanism which will presently be explained, thisposition being always at the lower end of the chute 44 and not in thechute 45 extending laterally therefrom; or the rod 55 may be so adjustedas to maintain either thel second, third, or fourth penny in` thisVoperative position. F or instance, as shown, in Fig. l5, the parts areadjusted so that it is the second penny, denominated as A., that isoperatively positioned, this being accomplished by setting the finger 54in the hole 53 this is removed from coin A by a distance equal to thediameter of one coin, whereby the first coin itself acts to hold thesecond coin in operative'position. The extension chute 45 may be of opencharacter, as shown, or entirely closed, if preferred, and the same istrue of the other chutes 43 and 44, except that at their lower ends,where coins are held in operativeposition, both chutes should be open tocooperate with certain mechanism to be presently discussed.

The carriage release mechanism.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 13, the carriage is shown to be provided onits rear side with a horizontal latch bar 60 that lies forwardly of thefront faces of the chutes 43 and 44. In coperative relation to this barare two latch members 6l and 62, the former adjacent the nickel chuteand the latter adjacent the penny chute, each latch being provided witha head which forms a hook 63 that is carried upon a neck 64 from whichentends an obliquely inclined shoulder 65 that rises from a'body portion66, all as clearly appearsv in Fig.

The lower ends of each of these latches may be turned in the mannershown in Fig. 3 to provide in effect double walls through which extendsVa pintle G7 that is carried upon suitable brackets 68 secured to thepartition plate. As by means of coil springs (39, each latch is heldtoward the bar 60, so that its body portion is engaged therewith, asindicated in F ig. 5. lt

is obvious that the carriage will be permitted to rise but a very slightdistance before the latch bar 60 will be engaged by the neck 64, andheld beneath the head 63 of eachy latch so as to prevent` furtherelevation of the carriage.

is a conditionV precedent to the disp'ens ing operation, it is 'requiredthat both or the latch members be Vmaintained in a retracted orinoperative position, so that the latch bar 60 may pass clear of themwhen the carriage rises. ln Figs. 5 toV 10 inclusive, l have representeddiagrammatically a. means for rendering both-latch members inoperativeonly when the proper coins have been introduced into the machine, andfurther a means for effecting adjustments in the number or valuation ofthe coins desired for operating the machine, as will now be eli--plained.

l employ two arms 70,'each of which is pivoted to a bracket support 7lwhich is atijustably secured, as by means of a stud and set screw, orotherwise, within a slot 72 having three notches 74 formed transverselythereof. vEach bracket support may be ad-` justed from the rear side ofthe partit-ion plate at any one of the.` three notches so as to therebyregulate the height of a lock bar 75 which extends between the lowerends 'of the two arms 70. rlhrough alined openings 76 and 7 7,Y one ineach of thetwo latch members (il and 62 respectively, this lock barpositions that it. mayextends, the various assume within such openingssented in Figs. 5 to 10. within the nickel latch (see F ig. 12) isoffset in form to provide in effect upper and lower slots 78 and 79respectively, between which is a widened area bounded by oblique edgesSO which tend to guide the lock bar 75 from one slot to the other. Ineach of the two slots, the bar 75 is adapted to remain motionless, butin the intermediate space it may shift laterally to aline with eitherslot. The opening 77 inthe penny latch is simiarly formed in its lowerportion to provide a slot 8l, but elsewhere is widened asat 82, a singleoblique edge 83 being provided as shown. Within this opening the bar 75may shift laterally, except when disposed within the slot 81, to alinewith either slot 7 8` or 79 in the other latch. By means of the threenotches 74, and parts associated therewith, the bar 75 may be verticallyadjusted within any one ofthe three positions noted within the openings76 and 77.

'being repre.- The opening 76 elle Each latch is further 'formed' withan abutment 84 adapted for projection between the flanges of the chutes43 and 44 so as to lie immediately adjacent the coins therein thatoccupy operative positions relative'to the mechanism under description.When the carriagefirst starts vto move upwardly, and as soon as thelatch bar (SO begins to ride upon the latch shoulders 65, theseabutments are adapted to engage with the operative coins to hold thelatch members back from interfering position with thecarriage so, as topermit of its complete elevation. Y

0 pera/tion.

V'Vhilethe voperation of the present machine has already beenexplainedin part, I will now outline the successive movements oi the severalmechanisms under all the conditions normally encountered;

To operate Y with one nickel and one or more pennies: The rod 55 is setto position the linger 54 within a desired opening 53 so as toYdetermine the minimum number oi' pennies requisite vi'oroperation. It,for in stance, adjustment is desired for a nickel and twopennies, thebar 55 will occupy the position shown in Fig. 15. The two brackets 71are also adjusted at the middle notch 74 so as to dispose the lock bar75 in an intermediate position between the ends of the two openings 7 6and 77, as shown in Fig. 5. Vhen the proper coins have been deposited,both abutments 84 will stand adjacent the operative coins, so that whenthe carriage starts to rise, thev two latch members will be withheldfrom swinging inwardlyto locking` position. Withcontinued movement oitthe carriage, the cams 51 will be engaged to open the gateway 47 :torthe discharge of all coins Jfrom the chutes into the coin boX 52. Again.on the downward stroke of the carriage these cams will be engaged torepeat the clearing operation, this double action assuring a suiicientinterval of time for the release of all coins that have been introducedinto the machine.

With the parts adjusted as described, it will be impossible to operatethe machine with any other combination lof coins-except, of course, whenmore of these particular coins are used than is needful. This may bestbe lunderstood by reference to Fig. 6 wherein is exhibited the relationof the parts which obtains when an attempt is made to operate with oneor more pennies, but without the necessary nickel. Inthis instance,

it will be noted that because of the absenceY of the necessary operativecoin, the abutment 84 on the nickel latch is ineffective to withhold thelatch 61 from locking with the carriage when it first commences to rise.Consequently before the latch bar 60 is elevated through any appreciabledistance, the nickel latch 61 ris swung into locking posiyUnder theseconditions,

freedom of movement in the intermediate position) as it is carriedinwardly with movement of the latch member 61. If the relation betweenthe lock bar and opening 77 were not such as to permit of this Ashift inposition, the nickel latch would, through the agency of the bar 75, bealsowithheld from locking with the carriage. In the circumstances noted,it is impossible to operate the machine due to the use oi an impropercombination of coins.

To operate with one or more pennies: The rod 55 is set to position thetin 'er 54 within a desired opening 53 so as to etermine the minimumVnumber of pennies requisite. Jtor operation. The two brackets 71 arealso adjusted at the lowermostnotch 74 so as to dispose the lock bar 75within the slots 7 9 and 81, as shown in Fig. 7. Then the proper numberof pennies have been deposited, thel abutment 84 on the latch member 62will stand adjacent the operative coin so that when the carriage startsto rise this latch will be withheld Jfrom swinging inwardly to lockingposition; and inasmuch as vthelock bar 75 in the lowermost adjustmentcannot shift laterally within either of the two slots 79 and 81, it actsto withhold the otherlatch member also from swinging into lockingposition. Both latches being so withheld through" the medium of a singleoperative penny, the carriage is free to travel through its completecycle. The remaining movements are in all respects the same as thosepreviously eXplained.

With the parts'yadjusted as described,'it will be impossible to operatethe machine with any other combination of coins-except, of course,rwhenone` or more nickels and an excess number of pennies are usedadditionally; This may best be understood by reference to Fig. 8,wherein is exhibited the relation ot the parts which obtains when anattempt is made to operate with less than the required number oipennies. In this in stance, it will be noted that because of the absenceof the necessary operative com, they abutment 84 on the penny latch isinedective to .withhold the latch G2 Jfrom locking with the carriagewhen it first commences to rise. The nickel latch in these circumstanceswill also tend to lock with the carriage as well.

To operate with one nickel: The rod 55 may be positioned whereverdesired, as it is not presumed that pennies will be deposited for thisoperation. The two brackets 71 are adjusted asv the topmost notch 74 soas to dispose the lock bar 75 within the narrow upper slot 78 of thenickellatch and within the widened upper end 82 of the opening in thepenny latch, as best shown Vin Fig. 9. the bar 75 will be 75 is shiftedlat-j viao held forwardly within the end 82 of the penny latch opening,this position being Cletermined by the location of the upper slot 7 8within the nickel latch wherein the bar is confined. When a nickel hasbeen'deposited, the abutment 84C on the latch member 6l will standadjacent this coin, so that when the carriage starts to rise, this latchwill be withheld from swinging inwardly to locking position; andinasmuch as the lock bar 75 in this uppermost adjustment is already heldforwardly Within the opening 77 in the penny latch, it acts to withholdthis latch also from swinging into locking position. Both latch membersbeing so withheld through the medium of a single operative nickel, thecarriage is free to travel through its complete cycle. The remainingmovements are in all respects the same as those previously explained.

With the parts adjusted as described, it will be impossible to operatethe machine with any other combination or" coins-except, of course, whenone or more pennies or an excess number of nickels are usedadditionally. lThis may best be understood by reference to Fig. l0,wherein is exhibited the relation of the parts which obtains when anattempt is made to operate with one or more pennies, but without thenecessary nickel. In this instance, it will be noted that, because ofthe absence of the necessary operative coin, the abutment 84 on thenickel latch is ineffective to withhold the latch 61 Vfrom locking withthe carriage when it first commences to rise; and, although the pennylatch may be withheld from locking with the carriage, yet it cannotrestrain the action of the nickel latch because of the widened upper end82 of its slot 77 which permits the lock bar 75 to freely shiftlaterally as required by the movements of the latch member 61.

General observations.

The present machine embodies a simple assembly of parts all of which areconveniently mounted on one side of the partition plate and away fromthe compartment within the container where the articles to be dis--pensed are stored. In other words, it is not necessary to have access tothe compartment wherein the mechanism itself is located in order to makeadjustments affecting the combination of coins requisite for operation.

It is a feature of advantage in this invention that use is made of twolatches, each arranged independently of the other, but either adapted tobe controlled by the other under proper conditions. Either of theselatches may engage the carriage to lock the same against movement exceptwhen the proper combination of coins has first been deposited. Thevarious parts of the operating mechanism are, furthermore, convenientlymounted upon the partition plate in a separate compartment that is notexposed when the cover is raised for the replenishment of articles to bedispensed. As a unit, the entire operating mechanism may be readilywithdrawn from the container in case it is desired to effect any repairsor adjustments.

While I have described and illustrated a machine that is adapted foroperation with coins of diHerent denominations, such as pennies andnickels, it is obvious that chanoes in the number or proportion of itsparts would render the device suitable for operation with coins of otherdenominations. Inasmuch as such details do not require any substantialmodifications in the operating principle, I have deemed it unnecessaryto show other constructions, but consider that the present disclosureshould suliice as an 85 exemplitication of the invention in itspreferred form. i

I claim:

l. In a machine of thekind described, the combination of a movablecarriage. a plurality of independent latch members, each adapted tocheck movement of the carriage, means connecting the several latchmembers, and adjustable relativeto them all, adapted in differentpositions of adjustment to restrain operation of all the latch members,and coin mechanism adapted to cooperate with any one or more of saidlatch members to thereby restrain operation of all of them with initialmovement of the carriage, substantially as described;

2. In a machine of the kind described, the combination of' a movablecarriage, a plurality of latch members, each adapted to check movementof the carriage, and each formed with an opening registering with theother, a bar extended through the openings in each latch member andbeing adjustable therewithin, the configuration of said openings beingsuch as to lock together all the latch members when the bar is in aselected adjusted position, and to unlock certain of them when the baris in other selected adjusted positions, and coin mechanism cooperatingwith a selected latch member for operating through the medium of the barwith initial movement of the carriage, to lock all the latch membersagainst movement, substantially as described.

3. In a machine of the kind described, the combina-tion of a movablecarriage, latch mechanism for checking movement of the carriage, andmeans for holding said latch mechanism inoperative toV permit completemovement of the carriage, including coin mechanism having a plurality ofchutes each for the reception of coins of a particular denomination,means within eachV chute for holding a selected coin in position tocooperate with the latch mechanism to main- 13@ Vtain the sameinoperative, and means operable by movement of the carriage foreffecting a discharge of all coins from thechutes, substantially asdescribed.

ll In a machine of the kind described, the

combination of a container Within which is vertically `mounted 'aremovable Plate having its upper end turned to lie adjacent one of thecontainer walls, the container being formed with` a slot above theturned endlof the platewhich communicates with a compartment that liesrearwardly of the plate, means securedlto the plate and lyingwholly onthe side thereof which is beneathv its turned end for dispensingarticles that are housed withinv the container compartment that lies-onthe opposite side of the plate,

said means being coin controlled and being` adjustable from the sidev ofthe plate facing the article compartment to operate only with a selectedcombination offcoins', substantially as described.

5. In a machine of the kind described, the combination of dispensingmechanism, a plurality ofindependent locking means for restrainingoperation of the dispensing' mechanism, coin mechanismincluding meanswherein 'the body4 of a coin Vacts to interfere with movement of otherparts whereby all of the locking means arerestrained to' permitopera-tion of the dispensingmechanism, and adjusting meansfor setting`the coin mechanism tofoperate only with a desired combination of'coins,substantially asV described.

6. In a" machine of the kind described, the combination of a movablecarriage, a latch movably mounted on the machine and adapted toVengagethe carriage to prevent movement thereof, a chute arranged toconduct a coin to a definite position in proximity to the latch at whichpoint the chute Vis'open to expose' the coin, means for holding the coinstationary duringmovement of the carriage through apredetermineddistance, and

means associated with the latch adapted toil engage the coin forrestraining operation ofthe latch to thereby permit movement of thecarriage,` substantially as described.

7. In a'machine of the kind described, the combinationof a movablecarriage, a latch adapted to engage thevcarriage to-prevent movementthereof, a chute arrangedmdg;

liver coins into `proximity Ywith the latch :at which point the chute isopen to expose a single coin," means` associated with the chute Yforpredetermining which coinshall be exposed within'the chute', andmeans-as-- sociated'with the latchy adapted' to engzua'ev4 lthe-exposed`coin for restraining operation-ofV the' latch to A thereby permitmovement of thecarriafge; substantially as described;

8;"'In `a machine of the kinddescribed; the combinationofa plate `onwhicliis mounted j a chute having-its-delivery 'endiformed-to'liey inaplane which approximates the horizontal, a rodpivoted to the plate andhaving a linger at one end adapted to engage with any oneof a pluralityof openings formed inzthe delivery end of the chute soas to constitute astopforl coins passingtherethrough, the

chute being openrat one point .to-expose a. coin that is definitely heldby the linger, a latch having an abutmentadapted to Contact Vwith thecoin whereby movement ofthe latch is restrained, and dispensingmechanism in operative relationto the latch adaptedto berestrainedthereby except when its abutmentv lies against a coin,substantially-as described.l

9..:Ina machine of the kind described, a

lplate onwhich ismounted a chute havingits delivery end disposed withina. plane that approximates the horizontal, a gate at-'the' lower edge ofthe delivery vend of thechiite thi'ough which coins may. dischargeg-arod pivotedxto the plateand carrying at yits free endazfinger adapted tolie within any one of several openings; thatf are formedV in thedelivery end of theV chute sofas to lconstitutea stopy for coins passingtherethrough, the chutebeing open at onepoint to expose a coin that isdeinitelypositioned bythe lin- -gerv atthatplace', a latch memberpivoted to means ,thatv arecarried by the platefand having zin-abutmentin operative relationto 4said exposed coin, dispensing mechanism whoseoperation issubject to control ofthe latch,

lthe latter being held inoperative except whenl'a coin engagesl theabutment thereof, and-means operated'by movement ofthe dispensingmechanism'for opening the gate for discharging coins from the chute,substantially 'asl described.

10. In a machine ofthe kind described, the

combination of a movable-carriage, latchV means from locking-positionwhen the1dis` pensing.mechanism. is inra normal position of; rest; coinVmechanism including means whereinthe body of a coinacts tointerfere-`with movement of otherpartsiwhenroperm tion of the dispensing:mechanism1 is started, 1

whereby all oftheloclringfmfeans Vare withlield from `locking positionfto permit coni-j ple'te operation ofthe -dispensin''gfine'chanism,- l

and adjusting means for settingl the coin mechanism to operate only witha desired combination of coins, substantially as described.

12. In a machine of the kind described, the combination of a movablecarriage, a latch movably mounted on the machine and adapted to engagethe carriage 'to prevent movement thereof, means for Withholding thelatch from locking position when the carriage is in its normal positionoi2 rest, a chute arranged to conduct a coin to a definite position inproximity to 'the latch at which point the chute is open to expose thecoin, means for holding the coin stationary during movement of' thecarriage through a predetermined distance, and means associated with thelatch adapted to engage the coin When operation oi the carriage isstarted for Withholding the latch from locking` position to therebypermit complete movement of the carriage, substantially as described.

13. ln a, machine of the kind described, the combination of a movableoar 1iage, a latch adapted to rest-rain any but a limited movement oithe carriage, means for Withholding the latch from locking position whenthe carriage is in its normal position of rest, means for retaining acoin adjacent the latch in stationary relation thereto, and meansassociated with the latch adapted to engage the coin when operation ofthe carriage is started for Withholding the latch from locking positionto thereby7 permit complete movement of the carriage, the coin and meansengaging therewith remaining in stationary relation to each other duringmovement of the carriage through a predetermined distance, substantiallyas described.

EDWTARD SCHULTZ.

